Eating pan meino or pan de mej (millet bread) on the feast of San Giorgio, protector of milkmen on April 23rd, is an ancient custom for the Lombards. On that day, contracts were stipulated between herdsmen and milkmen for the supply of milk and for the occasion, the former prepared the pan de mej and the milkmen gave the most loyal customers liquid cream to accompany thissweetsimple and delicious.
THEpan de mej sweets, typical ofLombard cuisine, are revived in a modern key, in some areas, for the Halloween party and are also known as "giallini" due to the typical color of thecorn flour. – corn flour (foil), 00 flour,butter, granulated sugar,eggs, baking powder, salt, vanillin, milk (as needed), panigada (i.e. dried elderflowers (optional).
Store them in tin containers, they will be excellent for breakfast or with tea or to maintain tradition.... enjoy them with liquid cream!
Ingredients
- 500 gr corn flour foil
- 250 gr 00 flour
- 200 gr butter
- 150 gr granulated sugar
- 3 no eggs
- 1 sachet baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 sachet vanillin
- milk just enough
- panigada i.e. dried elderflowers (optional)
instructions
- Dissolve the yeast in warm water.
- Mix the flours and knead them with sugar, eggs, slightly melted butter, yeast, salt and half the flowers.
- Add a little milk if needed.
- Form a ball and let it rest covered for about an hour.
- Make some scones. Place them on a buttered baking tray, sprinkle them with icing sugar and flowers and bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.
Sapori semplici e genuini
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Ricetta tradizionale e gustosa
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